1918 January to June

Tank Corps Organisation 1918 January to June

Jan 1918 – All Battalion letters changed to numbers - A = 1^st, B = 2^nd etc.

7 Jan 1918 – 1^st Battalion to 4^th Brigade ^(W1)

8 Jan 1918 – 4^th and 5^th Battalions to 4^th Brigade ^(W7)

9 Jan 1918 – 11^th and 12^th Battalion to [1^st] Brigade ^(W)

9 Jan 1918 – 5^th Battalion to 4^th Brigade ^(W5)

Feb 1918 - 9^thBattalion handed in MkIV ^(W9)

21^st March to 2^nd April 1918

1^st Tank Brigade - with 1st Army ^(s72.p173)

7 Battalion

11 Battalion

12 Battalion

2^nd Tank Brigade - with 2nd Army ^(s72.p172)

2 Battalion

8 Battalion - LG from 29 mar 1918 ^(W8)

10 Battalion

3^rd Tank Brigade (light)

3 Battalion – 30 Whippets (A and C Coy, B Coy LG) - with 2nd Army ^{(s72.p172) (see OB)}

6 Battalion – Mk IV - GHQ reserve ^(s72.p172)

9 Battalion – 16 Whippets (A and B Coy LG) - GHQ reserve ^{(s72.p172) (see OB)}

4^th Tank Brigade - with 5th Army ^(s72.p172)

1 Battalion

4 Battalion - LG from 24 mar 1918^(W4)

5 Battalion

17 April 1918 ^(s72.p173)

1^st Tank Brigade

7 Battalion

11 Battalion

12 Battalion

2^nd Tank Brigade

6 Battalion - MkIV

10 Battalion

3^rd Tank Brigade

1 Battalion

3 Battalion – Whippets

9 Battalion

4^th Tank Brigade - Lewis Gun Brigade from 13th April

4 Battalion - LG from 24 mar 1918 ^(W4)

5 Battalion

13 Battalion

5^th Tank Brigade – formed 3 April 1918

2 Battalion

8 Battalion

7 Apr 1918 – 1^st Battalion to 3^rd Brigade (possibly attached only) ^(W1)

12 -15 Apr 1918 – 9^th Battalion temp. to 5^th Brigade ^(W9)

28 Apr 1918 - 8^th Battalion draw MKV ^(W8)

5 May 1918 – 4^th Battalion to 4^th Brigade ^(W4)

Apr to Aug 1918 – 9th Battalion with 3^rd Brigade attached to 5^th Brigade ^(W9)

9 June 1918 – 11^th Battalion hand in all Mk IV ^(W11)

10 June 1918 ^(W4)

2^nd Tank Brigade

1 Battalion

4 Battalion

6 Battalion

13 June 1918 – 10^th Battalion to 4^th Brigade ^(W10)

17 June 1918 – 1^st Battalion training with 2^nd Brigade (possibly attached only)^(W1)

19 June 1918 – 14^th Battalion to France^(W14)

20 June 1918 – 6^th Battalion have handed in all MkIV^(W6)

30 June 1918 – 10^th Battalion have handed in all MkIV^(W10)

24 June 1918 ^(W4)

2^nd Tank Brigade

1 Battalion

6 Battalion

10 Battalion

4^th Tank Brigade

4 Battalion - MK V

Tank Corps Organisation